Work Computer

[Tonstir]

Hey so my boss just asked me to put a new computer together for 200 to 300 bucks and I need some help.

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

Simple tasks like word processing and simply accounting. That's about it.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
250$-300$
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Canada
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I just need to build the tower. I have 4 year old parts that i can use but if i can stay in the budget just building a simple tower why not.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
No
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
No
8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
Not gaming
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Friday

So this computer is for an accountant at a farm, so it doesnt have to be amazing. My question is if i could build a tower for 250-300 bucks. :S Thanks for your help

 

[Blain]

Refurbished Dell or Lenovo's off ebay.
Comes with all you need, even an OS.
Buy a new 500GB-1TB HD for it and clone the old drive.

 

[Tonstir]

what if I wanted to build one myself though? haha. Because I don't really want to buy one off the internet

 

[mfenn]

what if I wanted to build one myself though? haha. Because I don't really want to buy one off the internet

Where are you gonna get the parts for a build?

Do what Blain says. Building a computer for somebody else's office is a bad move unless you really want to be in the retail PC support business.

 

[bendixG15]

Tell your boss that $200-300 is too cheap for a business computer.

Like buying a 10 year old car, you'll spend more time and money in keeping the thing running.

 

[Insomniator]

Tell your boss that $200-300 is too cheap for a business computer.

Like buying a 10 year old car, you'll spend more time and money in keeping the thing running.

I dont know what the prices are in canada, but in the US you could easily put together a computer for MS office for 300... if you have the OS and software already.

Hell 2 minutes of searching brought up this:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboBu...t=Combo.534705

Add a HDD for 50 bucks and your golden. I'm sure more time could put together a better build... I'd prob go for a well known Intel made motherboard for the most stable budget work computer.

 

[muskie32]

This Gives you a quad core CPU, 2GB ram, psu, and a mobo for $240.
Just add a HDD for $44
And a dvd drive for $20.

Total is $305.00 (not including shipping) from newegg.ca

 

[Blain]

This Gives you a quad core CPU, 2GB ram, psu, and a mobo for $240.
Just add a HDD for $44
And a dvd drive for $20.

Total is $305.00 (not including shipping) from newegg.ca

Ubuntu would work well on this PC.
OpenOffice wouldn't take long for the emplyees to master.

 

[Tonstir]

k sounds good. I'll let ya know what I buy. There's some pretty sweet barebones kits on tigerdirect but I think I might go with muskies build. Thanks
So here's the build I was thinking because I have a tigerdirect close by
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...7277&CatId=332

 

[FishAk]

For $310 the Tigerdirect kit is a better deal and cheaper than muskies kit which doesn't include a CPU cooler. You wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the Athlon and Phenom, and the Athlon kit uses better memory.

Nether kit is complete without a second hard drive. The main drive is certain to die, only you don't know when. You will be SOL if you don't have a second drive to backing it up. Do yourself a favor, and spend the $50 extra for a backup drive.

Blain is right on about Ubuntu and OpenOffice.

 

[bhanson]

I dont know what the prices are in canada, but in the US you could easily put together a computer for MS office for 300... if you have the OS and software already.

Hell 2 minutes of searching brought up this:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboBu...t=Combo.534705

Add a HDD for 50 bucks and your golden. I'm sure more time could put together a better build... I'd prob go for a well known Intel made motherboard for the most stable budget work computer.

I'm pretty sure he was referring more to the fact that once you build someone a computer you become permanently embedded in their speed dial. With a pre-built you have an 800 number to give them.